Gate-hinge



(No Model.)

H, S. WESTMORELAND.

GATE HINGE.

No. 540,769. Patented June 11, 1895.

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HUGH S. WESTMORELAND, OF CAMERON/TEXAS.

GATE-HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part \of Letters Patent No. 540,769, dated June 11, 1895.

Application filed May 7, 1894. Serial No. 510,422. (No model.)

of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gate-Hinges, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an adj ustablehinge for use in connection witha suitable upper hinge, for supporting gates in such manner as to permitof their being opened in either direction and allowed to closeautomatically, as hereinafter fully described.

My invention also allows the gate to be adj usted to suit theinclination of its supportingpost, or to have its outer end elevated toa sufficient degree to permit dogs and other small animals to passfreely under same when closed.

The nature of my improvements will be readily understood by referring tothe accompanying drawings, whereon- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofone section of my hinge, and Fig. 2 the other section thereof. Fig. 3represents pins employed in connection with my hinge-sections. Figs. 4and 5 represent the two sections of a hinge whereby the upper part of agate is supported. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a gate provided withmy improved hinge.

- The letter A designates one section of my improved hinge, and B theother section thereof. Each sections consists of a vertical plate withholes therein for the reception of nails, or screws, whereby it isdesigned to be secured to the gate-post and gate, respectively. Thesection A is provided with two parallel right-angle projections a, (1',having space between same for the reception, and free operation of asingle projection b of plate B.

The projections a, a, of plate A, are provided near each side thereofwith a line of vertical perforations, as shown at 00, no, for theinward, or outward in the reception of the pins 0, 0, against which thenotches d, d, formed at the end of the pro jection b, of plate B, areadapted to operate as hereinafter more fully explained.

The upper part of the hanging-stile of the gate is provided with aneye-bolt or strap 19, which is adapted to fit over the pintle f, ofstaple h, which is connected with the gatepost, or support, so as toform the upper-pivot, or hinge of the gate. The lower part of the gateis connected with the aforesaid gate-post or support by myimproved-hinge, the section A being secured to the post, orsupport,while section B is attached to'the lower part of thehanging-stile of the gate, so that its projection 6, shall operatebetween the projections a, a, of plate A, and the outer notches of bengage the pins 0, c, of plate A, alternately, when the gate is inoperation, and together, when the gate is at rest and closed. The angleat which the gate is held, can be changed, as required, by simply movingthe pins 0 c perforated projections of plate A. Having described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

A gate-hinge composed of two sections, one

section consisting of a vertical plate having two parallel right-angleprojections, said projections provided near each side, with a line ofvertical perforations, pins adapted to be seated in said perforations,as described, the other section of the hinge consisting of a Verticalplate with a single right angle projection having a notched end, adaptedto bear against the aforesaid pins, when the gate is closed, andalternately as the gate is swung to the right or left, as described.

HUGH S. WESTMORELAND. Witnesses: J. K. BROOKS, J. F. DAVIS.

